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Callaway Livestock Center

Name: Callaway Livestock Center livestock auction prices — 2019-04-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-04-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Kingdom City, Missouri · Mon, Apr 8

● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1819

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Feeder Cattle receipts

1,959 head

▲ 1,959 vs last sale 0▲ 1,959 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

200 head

▲ 200 vs last sale 0▲ 200 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers weighing under 500 lbs sold with a higher undertone with last week's light test, 500-550 lb steers sold firm to 5.00 higher, with 550-750 lb steers selling steady, a pot load of 845 lb steers sold with a higher undertone. Feeder heifers weighing 400-700 lb sold fully steady to firm with 500-550 lb heifers selling firm to 2.00 higher. Demand was good with supply moderate. A nice offering of feeder cattle weighing 400-750 lbs all sold on and active market with a nice offering of lightweight feeders weighing under 500 lbs. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $167.90/cwt on 638 head. That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits −75.38 against this barn's trailing median of $243.28.

Average price

$167.90

638 head · 599 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,006

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$509

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1-2

$11.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.44

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	643	168.35	1,082	386
Medium and Large 1-2	537	167.66	900	241
Medium and Large 2	474	157.50	747	8thin
Medium 1-2	365	157.00	573	3thin

One grade step is worth $11.35/cwt here — about $509 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale638 hd

167.90

—

MO average10 barns · 7,292 hd

161.46

+6.44

This barn, trailing median11 sales

243.28

−75.38

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

11 sales

Steers 0–100 lb: high $258.28, low $216.82, median $243.28 across 11 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,574	79.23	1,247	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,268	51.15	649	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,454	49.68	723	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,039	42.81	445	69
Heifers	Choice	High	1,180	126.50	1,493	2thin
Steers	Choice	High	1,328	128.92	1,712	8thin

Every lot

74 lots · USDA AMS · Callaway Livestock Center - Kingdom City, MO

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	346	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	685	7
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	365	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	573	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	387	180.82/cwt	176.50–191.00	700	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	401	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	806	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	415	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	701	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	422	180.08/cwt	174.00–185.00	760	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	435	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	696	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	177.64/cwt	174.00–181.00	842	51
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	482	194.56/cwt	189.00–198.00	938	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	496	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	818	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	513	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	995	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	513	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	795	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	517	183.56/cwt	178.00–190.00	949	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	171.99/cwt	168.00–177.00	901	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	164.32/cwt	160.00–169.00	938	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	586	176.56/cwt	171.00–179.50	1,035	79
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	591	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	872	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	601	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	895	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	621	171.42/cwt	169.00–173.75	1,065	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	677	160.67/cwt	160.00–161.00	1,088	66
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	156.82/cwt	151.50–160.50	1,066	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	735	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,084	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	741	155.33/cwt	151.00–156.50	1,151	56
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	755	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	1,099	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	776	141.79/cwt	141.25–143.00	1,100	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	846	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,210	60
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	853	139.75/cwt	139.75–139.75	1,192	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	309	155.01/cwt	150.00–160.00	479	18
Heifers	—	Medium 2	349	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	455	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	154.91/cwt	150.00–161.00	578	34
Heifers	—	Medium 2	410	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	558	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	414	156.29/cwt	151.50–159.00	647	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	419	160.60/cwt	159.00–165.00	673	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	426	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	635	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	432	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	559	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	460	146.03/cwt	140.00–152.00	672	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	157.08/cwt	153.00–161.00	746	50
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	517	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	721	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	154.25/cwt	151.00–158.50	804	51
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	145.50/cwt	137.75–150.75	760	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	562	153.06/cwt	149.75–154.75	860	85
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	568	131.25/cwt	131.00–131.50	746	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	147.60/cwt	145.25–148.75	846	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	614	134.73/cwt	133.00–136.50	827	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	138.90/cwt	138.50–139.50	865	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	638	145.96/cwt	145.00–147.00	931	80
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	684	143.32/cwt	140.00–145.75	980	98
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	693	126.82/cwt	125.00–130.00	879	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	700	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	991	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	732	129.63/cwt	126.75–133.25	949	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	824	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,063	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	854	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	1,106	9
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	317	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	571	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	378	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	699	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	386	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	637	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	414	153.34/cwt	151.00–158.00	635	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	532	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	851	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	559	147.02/cwt	143.50–156.50	822	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	655	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	933	4
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,328	128.92/cwt	128.00–129.50	1,712	8
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,180	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	1,493	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,443	72.23/cwt	70.00–74.50	1,042	5
Bulls	—	—	1,613	79.41/cwt	76.50–83.00	1,281	9
Bulls	—	—	1,623	84.81/cwt	83.50–86.00	1,376	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	989	33.69/cwt	30.50–35.00	333	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,027	40.07/cwt	36.50–44.00	412	24
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,064	48.46/cwt	45.00–52.00	516	25
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,118	55.10/cwt	53.00–56.50	616	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,260	44.29/cwt	43.50–45.00	558	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,266	50.36/cwt	46.00–53.00	638	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,277	56.03/cwt	54.50–58.00	716	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,403	44.75/cwt	44.50–45.00	628	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,421	55.10/cwt	54.00–58.00	783	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,485	49.51/cwt	46.50–53.50	735	11

This sale against other markets

Missouri weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Missouri auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Missouri feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Callaway Livestock Center - Kingdom City, MO

Mon Apr 8, 2019

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Jefferson City, MO (LS-JC)

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,959Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 200Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	401	201.00	201.00
7	—	346	198.00	198.00
4	—	853	139.75	139.75
3	—	755	145.50	145.50
22	—	621	169.00–173.75	171.42
31	—	482	189.00–198.00	194.56
38	—	517	178.00–190.00	183.56
56	—	741	151.00–156.50	155.33
60	—	846	143.00	143.00
66	—	677	160.00–161.00	160.67
79	—	586	171.00–179.50	176.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	365	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	513	194.00	194.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	591	147.50	147.50
6	—	601	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	735	147.50	147.50
19	—	776	141.25–143.00	141.79
20	—	387	176.50–191.00	180.82
23	—	422	174.00–185.00	180.08
24	—	680	151.50–160.50	156.82
32	—	524	168.00–177.00	171.99
40	—	571	160.00–169.00	164.32
51	—	474	174.00–181.00	177.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	496	165.00	165.00
11	—	415	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	435	160.00	160.00
4	—	513	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	432	129.50	129.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	517	139.50	139.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	373	150.00–161.00	154.91
23	—	414	151.50–159.00	156.29
20	—	522	137.75–150.75	145.50
18	—	309	150.00–160.00	155.01
16	—	573	145.25–148.75	147.60
13	—	732	126.75–133.25	129.63
13	—	460	140.00–152.00	146.03
11	—	693	125.00–130.00	126.82
10	—	623	138.50–139.50	138.90
8	—	824	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	568	131.00–131.50	131.25
6	—	614	133.00–136.50	134.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
98	—	684	140.00–145.75	143.32
85	—	562	149.75–154.75	153.06
80	—	638	145.00–147.00	145.96
51	—	521	151.00–158.50	154.25
50	—	475	153.00–161.00	157.08
19	—	700	141.50	141.50
11	—	419	159.00–165.00	160.60
9	—	854	129.50	129.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	426	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	410	136.00	136.00
4	—	349	130.50	130.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	559	143.50–156.50	147.02
9	—	414	151.00–158.00	153.34
9	—	386	165.00	165.00
5	—	317	180.00	180.00
4	—	655	142.50	142.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	532	160.00	160.00
4	—	378	185.00	185.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,613	76.50–83.00	79.41
5	—	1,443	70.00–74.50	72.23
6	—	1,623	83.50–86.00	84.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,260	43.50–45.00	44.29
9	—	1,277	54.50–58.00	56.03
21	—	1,266	46.00–53.00	50.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,403	44.50–45.00	44.75
4	—	1,421	54.00–58.00	55.10
11	—	1,485	46.50–53.50	49.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,118	53.00–56.50	55.10
15	—	989	30.50–35.00	33.69
24	—	1,027	36.50–44.00	40.07
25	—	1,064	45.00–52.00	48.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,180	126.50	126.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,328	128.00–129.50	128.92

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.